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this is not pro obama. these are all corporations that don't have to tell who they are, because they can hide behind these organizations. so there is a boat load of money, and that will be spent on radio, television over the next several weeks, and get out to vote drives, voter indication networks. vans that go to people's houses to deliver them to the polls -- there's a lot of money. anybody who is an obama supporter, don't take this for granted at all. >> jennifer: and that leads to the last point that you said do not is the voter id laws which is something we talk about here. >> i'm glad you do. there are several states that have voter id laws pushed through by republicans on the pretense of voter fraud. there is no evidence of voter fraud, and they are there to discourage democrats minorities from voting other states and other republican parties in other states are organizing sort of vigilante groups, that's what i call them, they are monitoring the polling places to make sure that they are -- again, to
this is not pro obama. these are all corporations that don't have to tell who they are, because they can hide behind these organizations. so there is a boat load of money, and that will be spent on radio, television over the next several weeks, and get out to vote drives, voter indication networks. vans that go to people's houses to deliver them to the polls -- there's a lot of money. anybody who is an obama supporter, don't take this for granted at all. >> jennifer: and that leads to the...
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that he's president obama? [ applause ] you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. [ laughter ] >> it's ok, obama voters, it's not you it's him. he let you down. it's ok to break up with him. it's the same message paul ryan pushed in his convention speech wednesday. here's that one. >> college graduates should not have to live out their 20's in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at obama posters and wondering when they can get out and get going with life. >> if you're feeling left or or passed by, you have not failed. your leaders have failed you. >> speaking of failed leaders it appears that this new strategy to appeal to former obama voters was actually dreamed up by todd bush advisor karl rove. karl rove addressed about 70 of the party's wealthiest donors at the tampa club. according to a blackberg report, karl rove unveiled a strategy there that sounds remarkably similar to the one in romney's speech saying: >>
that he's president obama? [ applause ] you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. [ laughter ] >> it's ok, obama voters, it's not you it's him. he let you down. it's ok to break up with him. it's the same message paul ryan pushed in his convention speech wednesday. here's that one. >> college graduates should not have to live out their 20's in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at obama...
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and up next team obama is hoping to make a slingshot move. and later brett ehrlich's analysis is not so high minded. >> doesn't because the conventions are over doesn't mean the awkward delegate dancing has to ststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststst i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. ♪ >> obama: i honestly believe this is the biggest choice the clearest choice of any time in our generation because it's not just a choice between two candidates or two political parties. it is a choice between two different paths for america. >> jennifer: on the campaign front the conventions are over there are 59 days until the voters head to the voting booths, and president obama and mitt romney are neck and neck in the polls and on the trail too. both made stops in iowa a
and up next team obama is hoping to make a slingshot move. and later brett ehrlich's analysis is not so high minded. >> doesn't because the conventions are over doesn't mean the awkward delegate dancing has to ststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststststst i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the...
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what it is that you don't like about obama? and the level vitreal. but president obama's supporters they are passionate. >> jennifer: this week has been interesting week for romney overall, joe with the middle east crisis and his fumbles on that early on in the week. and the poll now shows the president is at least equal is not slightly ahead. >> that was the trump card that romney had. i'm your man to fix the economy. that was supposed to be his club. >> jennifer: it was. another very interesting poll from pew research center. the views on the presidential campaign. democrats think the campaign is very interesting. republicans think that the campaign has gone on too long. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: what does this mean? >> and there were two other measures. informative and negative and in both cases you have democrats thinking it is more interesting and informative, republicans thinking it is too long and too negative. >> jennifer: and to be fair the republicans had a primary. they are reality testing well in their decision on t
what it is that you don't like about obama? and the level vitreal. but president obama's supporters they are passionate. >> jennifer: this week has been interesting week for romney overall, joe with the middle east crisis and his fumbles on that early on in the week. and the poll now shows the president is at least equal is not slightly ahead. >> that was the trump card that romney had. i'm your man to fix the economy. that was supposed to be his club. >> jennifer: it was....
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he blamed obama for that. and the hindenberg that was obama too, and the fall of the roman empire no that was biden. >> jennifer: yes. next week what are you looking for in charlotte? >> the same thing only no hurricane. better dancing. i think there will be better dancing. >> jennifer: republican dancing shots were fantastic. listen, pick your foot up and show everybody what you are wearing and talk about white shoes. but any way, will durst thank you so much for joining us. i have to call hypocrisy. right there, folks. mind out if clint eastwood made our list of the worst jokes from tampa. that's right here in "the war room" next. >>if mitt romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando for the past 10 years. right by those who gave their lives to for this country nearly 70 years ago. >>> the president takes more vacations than the guy on the bizarre food show. and i'll give barack obama credit for creating jobs these last four years, for golf caddies. >> he
he blamed obama for that. and the hindenberg that was obama too, and the fall of the roman empire no that was biden. >> jennifer: yes. next week what are you looking for in charlotte? >> the same thing only no hurricane. better dancing. i think there will be better dancing. >> jennifer: republican dancing shots were fantastic. listen, pick your foot up and show everybody what you are wearing and talk about white shoes. but any way, will durst thank you so much for joining us....
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it seems it's romney, obama. whatever happened to the band of escaped circus performers that also wanted to be president, in other words, gop also-res, where are they now? newt gingrich child in on his one area of expertise space. he says he likes the romney ryan space plan over obama's but said it's not robust enough. good to see he tuned it down since the stunt he pulled last week. >> rick funny he didn't sleep, so his whole campaign felt like a dream. to be honest, we don't remember most of it. rick santorum found the rest of his sweater. that's nice. >> ron paul, he's actually still running. not much has changed. herman cain said if he won the nomination, he would have a "substantial lead over president obama." in that world, obama would have bigger issues to focus on, what with all the flying pigs and mothersmen of the apocalypse flying about. i'm done talking now. >> thank you brett. all right everybody someone's always in our war room, so you should check us out on line at current.com/thewarroom, check out
it seems it's romney, obama. whatever happened to the band of escaped circus performers that also wanted to be president, in other words, gop also-res, where are they now? newt gingrich child in on his one area of expertise space. he says he likes the romney ryan space plan over obama's but said it's not robust enough. good to see he tuned it down since the stunt he pulled last week. >> rick funny he didn't sleep, so his whole campaign felt like a dream. to be honest, we don't remember...
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people are not all that psyched by the care of obama-care and president obama's healthcare bill is not necessarily popular. but the tenants of the bill are quite popular. when you go one level down with folks out here, my callers to my show, for instance well, do you support the ban on discrimination because of pre-existing condition? do you support allowing older children to stay on their parents' insurance. the answer is overwhelmingly yes. then the question do you support the president's healthcare bill? then they say no. >> jennifer: i attach the word obama and then people go the other direction. the report today showed--this is the census report that shows poverty rate remains at 15%. that is unchanged from the previous year. is income inequality resonating at all in colorado? >> absolutely. now look i'm a right-leaning radio station so i get conservative callers. but even among conservative callers, rank and file conservatives, the question of how unequal we are is a big question. people will say, well, i'm not necessarily i support what the democrats want to do. i'm not necessar
people are not all that psyched by the care of obama-care and president obama's healthcare bill is not necessarily popular. but the tenants of the bill are quite popular. when you go one level down with folks out here, my callers to my show, for instance well, do you support the ban on discrimination because of pre-existing condition? do you support allowing older children to stay on their parents' insurance. the answer is overwhelmingly yes. then the question do you support the president's...
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stayed away from talking about obama care. stayed away from talking about the stimulus package during his acceptance speecht other day and with the reference to the uptick in numbers you talked about that is the much flaunted post-convention bounce. it does show up. >> jennifer: romney didn't get a post-convention bounce, j.d. >> i think by some polls he did. listen the fact is you and i both know that polls are snapshots and the polls that count will be the ones that open the first tuesday following the first monday in november on election day. >> jennifer: hey j.d., just to get back to this issue about romney not appearing to answer any questions this weekend particularly on this loophole strategy his vacillation. you've been a candidate. i've been a candidate. we both know that consultants tell candidates to answer the question they want to answer. and not necessarily the ones that you're asked. don't you think mitt romney is -- especially guilty i'll say of that? >> well, i think this weekend at least based on the "meet th
stayed away from talking about obama care. stayed away from talking about the stimulus package during his acceptance speecht other day and with the reference to the uptick in numbers you talked about that is the much flaunted post-convention bounce. it does show up. >> jennifer: romney didn't get a post-convention bounce, j.d. >> i think by some polls he did. listen the fact is you and i both know that polls are snapshots and the polls that count will be the ones that open the first...
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obama has 201 electoral votes. romney only has 181 state electoral votes so romney really needs to make up those votes. in order to make up those 20, he needs to win the majority of these tossup states. right now, we have him projected to win missouri. also north carolina. >> jennifer: north carolina. so north carolina and missouri. those are the two you have him predicted to win. >> that's right. based on current polling. >> jennifer: are all of the others going clearly for obama? >> more or less. so virginia has been flip-flopping back and forth. >> jennifer: what is it today? >> as of this afternoon with the current "wall street journal" poll, it just flipped back to obama. >> jennifer: new hampshire obama. pennsylvania -- so we're going to do obama obviously because who else would it be? all of the rest, right? that's red and that is blue. so that means that obama has according to your polls your data analytics 332 electoral votes to romney's 206. >> we don't necessarily think it will play out exactly like this
obama has 201 electoral votes. romney only has 181 state electoral votes so romney really needs to make up those votes. in order to make up those 20, he needs to win the majority of these tossup states. right now, we have him projected to win missouri. also north carolina. >> jennifer: north carolina. so north carolina and missouri. those are the two you have him predicted to win. >> that's right. based on current polling. >> jennifer: are all of the others going clearly for...
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this one where obama says he's not done lying yet. but if he is a liar, technically that means he is done lying. and there's this one with karl marx and an empty chair saying the only known photo of karl marx and president obama. that one is kind of funny. according to the "washington post," the man behind the photos is a 55-year-old retired flight crew member. worst flight attendant ever! thank you for flying the friendly skies. how would you like your coffee and don't say black. he told reporters "we don't racist." >> speaking personally, facebook should not be a place for party officials to post racist photos of our president that make me feel bad about our country. it should remain a sacred place where ex-girlfriends post pictures of themselves looking happier and slightly more attractive than they were when i dated them and to make me feel bad about myself. i'm done talking now. >> jennifer: all right. someone's always in our war room. check us out online on current.com/"the war room." that's where you can link up to our twitter
this one where obama says he's not done lying yet. but if he is a liar, technically that means he is done lying. and there's this one with karl marx and an empty chair saying the only known photo of karl marx and president obama. that one is kind of funny. according to the "washington post," the man behind the photos is a 55-year-old retired flight crew member. worst flight attendant ever! thank you for flying the friendly skies. how would you like your coffee and don't say black. he...
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one ohio voter told "usa today" "obama is trying to get out the message. don't bother voting because it's over with. i got it." another republican voter on the ground said i think the polls are screwed and skewed. screwed and skewed. that's pretty rough language but leave it to rush limbaugh to take it one step further. >> polls now are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. the polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion but to shape it. yours! depress the heck out of you. >> jennifer: suppress the vote? that's the republican's job. for more on the story i'm joined by mayor marc morial, president of the national urban league and a tremendous voice in the fight against voter suppression. mayor comes to us from new york. so great to have you inside "the war room" tonight. >> hey, great to be with you governor. congratulations on the show and congratulations on the strength of your voice. >> jennifer: i appreciate you saying that. it is when all of us blending our voices together, maybe we can get something done. so are you encouraged b
one ohio voter told "usa today" "obama is trying to get out the message. don't bother voting because it's over with. i got it." another republican voter on the ground said i think the polls are screwed and skewed. screwed and skewed. that's pretty rough language but leave it to rush limbaugh to take it one step further. >> polls now are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. the polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion but to shape it. yours!...
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ohio goes -- >> for obama. >> jennifer: ohio goes for obama. >> now obama needs -- if he gets florida, it's all over. let's say he doesn't get florida. he only needs two more states of all of the yellow states. if obama wins ohio, he only needs two more states. which means -- let's flip it. the path to romney is really difficult. >> jennifer: look at this. if obama wins florida check this out. romney has to win north carolina virginia, new hampshire, ohio, wisconsin iowa colorado and nevada. he's got -- if obama wins florida, romney has got to run the table. and then he only wins by two electoral votes. >> if you're obama and you're romney, i would rather be obama right now. the math works better. this doesn't mean obama is going to win. nobody sit on their butts and forget to vote but florida and ohio are absolute -- almost absolute must wins. >> jennifer: now wisconsin you've got -- in fact, in this case wisconsin i'll put as a red because of paul ryan. however -- >> hometown boy. >> jennifer: paul ryan has started to run campaign ads for his congressional seat. does that put wiscon
ohio goes -- >> for obama. >> jennifer: ohio goes for obama. >> now obama needs -- if he gets florida, it's all over. let's say he doesn't get florida. he only needs two more states of all of the yellow states. if obama wins ohio, he only needs two more states. which means -- let's flip it. the path to romney is really difficult. >> jennifer: look at this. if obama wins florida check this out. romney has to win north carolina virginia, new hampshire, ohio, wisconsin iowa...
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a local pizzeria owner swept president obama off his feet. i thought white men would give romney a boost. the hilarious photo op is a proud tradition. i went back and looked at my favorites and came up with some tips for aspiring politicians. people ask what am i supposed to do with my hands? in short this. also the rubber glove. it is a great idea. i mean who ever had a bad experience with a guy wearing a rubber glove. don't know what to wear? well, just stick with the fashion of the day. especially when the fashion of the day is really tiny jogging shorts. keep your eyes off the head of state. you can see it later. there's nothing more american than playing football. so play football. especially if you're terrible at football. i don't know what the penalty is on this but i know there is one. the county fair is the easiest place to embarrass yourself. just find the corn dog guy. and if you're george w. bush, forget the corn dog guy just find the corn guy. there's something wrong with this banana, it's broken. really, the number one rule you
a local pizzeria owner swept president obama off his feet. i thought white men would give romney a boost. the hilarious photo op is a proud tradition. i went back and looked at my favorites and came up with some tips for aspiring politicians. people ask what am i supposed to do with my hands? in short this. also the rubber glove. it is a great idea. i mean who ever had a bad experience with a guy wearing a rubber glove. don't know what to wear? well, just stick with the fashion of the day....